NEWSLETTER MARCH 2024
Next Meeting
Wednesday March 6th at 7.45pm in the Sport Pavilion OX49 5BZ
Speaker:  Ruriko Kojima

This will be a different kind of meeting. Ruriko Kojima will give us a demonstration of Ikebana Flower Arranging.  This is a very stylized type of Japanese flower arranging. We will reorganize the seating so we will be able to see better. Also Aurie Anderson has done a course in Ikebana and she has lent us her books on it which will be on display so you can look at them before we start.


Last Meeting
Andrew Mikolajski gave us a useful and inspiring talk to us about ‘Hellebores – the botany of these star performers and how to choose grow and propagate them’.
It inspired a small group to visit Ashwood Nurseries where they propagate and develop new Hellebore hybrids.


Come Along and to the Compost Giveaway
SODC are giving away free compost on Sunday 17th March in Crowmarsh at the land of the former council office on Benson Lane OX10 8ED. You can fill up to 3 bags of high quality compost per household. Just remember to bring your own bags and a spade 
This offer is only available while stocks last and available to South Oxfordshire residents only.

Orchid Talk
On Sunday March 9th at 11.00am The Thames Valley Orchid Society is meeting at St Leonards Church where Deborah Lambkin, a prolific and renowned botanical artist will be giving a talk ‘Painting Orchids for the RHS’ about her work.  
£5.00 entrance fee cash to be paid on the door. 

Website:
Don’t forget our website has a list of all the speakers for the year, reports of most of the  talks, copies of our newsletters and subscription and visits forms -  http://www.watlingtongardeningclub.co.uk
It also has various links, including to Benson Gardening Club and Bledlow Ridge and Lacey Green horticultural societies whose meetings we can attend as guests.


Next meeting:
On 3rd April Dan Winter will talk about Evenley Wood Garden.  This is a privately owned woodland garden with a large collection of plants including rhododendrons, camellias, and magnolias, which thrive due to a band of acidic soil.  We are arranging a visit to the garden on Thursday 9th May, so put the date in your diary.